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About Dudha Village

Dudha is a small village in Kharibari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 184 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kharibari
Pincode 734427
Area (hectares) 133.55 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 184
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dudha compares

By the 2011 count Dudha is the 63rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents. Its 133.55 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Dudha

Dudha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dudha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dudha from other places

Dudha lies about 24 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Kurseong, about 7.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dudha
Nearest railway station Kurseong 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharibari 24 km
District headquarters Darjiling 24 km

Villages closest to Dudha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharibari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dudha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudha village had a population of 379. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents.

Dudha village has 184 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudha has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Dudha is 734427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudha covers 133.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dudha falls under Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dudha is Kurseong, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dudha.

Dudha is about 24 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudha is in Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district. Kurseong is about 7.2 km away. Kharibari is about 24 km away. Darjiling is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panthabari (2.5 km), Salbari (15 km) and Rangali (25 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dudha today is likely to be higher.

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